Bishop Algernon Charles Stanley SIGNED 1908 letter by Catholic Bishop of Emmaus For Sale

This is a small signed letter byAlgernon Charles Stanley(1843-1928).

Stanley was a Bishop of the Catholic Church.

He was Bishop of Emmaus from 1903 until

his death in 1928.

Bishop Stanleywas a member of a prominent family.

He was the son ofEdward John Stanley, the

2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley (1802 - 1869).

His uncle wasArthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815-1881),

who was known known as Dean Stanley.

Among his many other notable relatives,

Bishop Stanley was the uncle of the philosopher

Bertrand Russell, and the great-uncle of

Clementine Chuchill, wife of Winston Churchill.

This small letter is addressed to \"Mrs. Huntington\".

Unfortunately, I do not know who this woman was.

The letter is folded, so that there are four small pages.

Unfolded, the letter is about 4\" by 7\".

The address on the letter is \"1 Via Giulia\".

This is one of the most famous streets in Rome.

The date of the letter is June 20, 1908.

As best I can tell, the letter reads as follows:

Dear Mrs. Huntington,

I am very sorry that

I cannot accept

your kind invitation

to dinner on Monday

as I am going with

a friend for a

long motor drive on

that day & I am

afraid I shall not

be back till late

but I hope to see you soon -

Many thanks for

asking me -

I am much better

but do not feel

quite strong of air (?)

yet - as my attack

was a sharp one -

Yours Sincerely

A. C. Stanley

Bishop of Emmaus

P.S. My \"Supplica\"

(????) you is not a

permission (?) to see the

Crypt - but it is only

to ask for one - I

hope you understood

you have to take it to

the Vatican yourself.

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